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L; GRANER.

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No. 592,200. Patented Oct-19,1897.

/N VSNTOR WITNESSES 54a. A from/Er collar, fastened to the bodyL of saidgarment Aren't tries.

LOUIS GRANER, OF NEW YORK, N, Y.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 592,200,datedbctober'19,1897.

Application filed August 2A, 1897.

To all whom it may concern: v

Be it known that I, LOUIS GRANER, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Garments, ofwhich the following is a specification and description.

The object of this invention is to provide a garment the front ofwhichcis so adjustable that the same, while presenting the appearance ofa collar, either standing or lying down, will afford at the same time acomplete protection for the neck and chest of the wearer.

In the accompanying drawings, Figures 1, 2, and 3 represent the saidgarment with the collar thereon in various apparentpositions. Fig. 4represents the back of the neck of the garment. Fig. 5 represents thefront thereof when not worn.

Similarletters refer to correspondingparts in the various figures.

K represents a garment of which A is th K on the line M N, Fig. 4:, onthe lines 0 P and Q B, Fig. 5, said collar A consisting of the neck partS, side pieces J J, the neck part S being fastened along the lines M N,and said side pieces J J being fastened along the lines 0 P and Q R. Brepresents revers fastened to the bodyL of the garment K, under the lineM N. O is a strap fastened to said collar A by the buttons F and G. H isa button on one side of said collar A, to which said strap 0 can beattached, as shown in Fig. 2. The collar A is so cut that the edges,when it is raised to the position shown in Fig. 1, will meet. I Irepresent the sleeves of the coat. As a result of this arrangement, whenit is desired the coat can be worn, as shown in Fig. 3, with the collarA turned down. \Vhen so worn, the strap or fastener 0 should be fastenedto the buttons F and G, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, so'as not to bevisible. WVhen it is desired to afford protection to the chest only, thecollar A can be raised and folded, as shown in Fig. 2, and the-strap Ocan be fastened to the button H, as shown in Fig. 2.

To protect the throat, said collar A can be Serial No. 649,291. (Nomodel.)

raised altogether tocoverthe neck, as shown in Fig. 1, when the edges Twill meet and said strap 0 can be fastened, as shown in Fig. 2.

In this way it will be seen that the collar A can be worn either closedat the throat or partly open, andatthe same time a garment be providedwhich will appear dressy when either the throat or chest protectingfeatures of the garment or both are in use. It will also. be seen thatin this way independent action is secured to the. collar A, while therevers B are not interfered with,

Of course I donot limit myself to the precise construction here shown,but desire to be understood as claiming all mechanical equivalents ofthe device here shown.

What I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. A coat comprising in its construction a body portion proper havingrevers or lapels,

and a foldable collar having downwardly-pro- "jecting extensions whichare attached to the body portion proper inside of and below the upperedge of the revers or lapels, the collar being adapted to be turned upand its edges brought together in front without affecting the set orposition of the revers or lapels, sub stantially as described. R

2. A coat comprising in its construction a body portion proper havingrevers or lapels, and a-foldable collar disconnected from the revers orlapels and having downwardly-projecting extensions which are attached tothe body portion of the coat inside of and for a considerable distancebelow theupper edge of the revers or lapels to reinforce the coat atthis point, the collar being so constructed and arranged that it can beturned up and its edges brought together in front, above and below theupper edges of the revers or lapels, without affecting the set orposition of the latter, substantially as described.

LOUIS eRAnER.

Witnesses:

FREDERICK M. CZATTI, EDWD. W. BERNSTEIN.

